16.The Ninth Prince's Provocation

Just when the Ninth Prince and the Seventh Prince were arguing, a burly man with a rough appearance came over. Seeing him, the Ninth Prince and the others immediately shut up and dared not quarrel anymore.

  The man's name was Qin Su, and he was a general of the Wuwei Army. In the early years, he followed the emperor in battles and made many military achievements. Later, because of an injury to his left foot, he became a lame man and could no longer go to the battlefield, so he was sent by the emperor to teach the princes archery.

  Qin Su's archery skills were the most exquisite among all the soldiers. Although he was a lame man, the princes did not dare to look down on or despise him.

  The Third Prince took the lead in saluting Qin Su, after all, Qin Su was their teacher.

  Qin Su nodded slightly, then looked at the Seventh Prince and the Ninth Prince, and said expressionlessly: "Your Highness the Seventh and the Ninth Prince look very good. Today, Your Highness the Seventh and the Ninth Prince will shoot arrows first." The

  Seventh Prince felt that he was implied by Qin Su, and his face looked a little ugly, but he did not dare to put on a posture in front of Qin Su, so he could only obey obediently.

  "Yes, sir."

  The Ninth Prince was eager for the two of them to start first. He suddenly thought of an idea and laughed maliciously: "Sir, I have a suggestion."

  When the Seventh Prince heard what the Ninth Prince said, he knew what the Ninth Prince was up to, and his brows immediately frowned.

  Qin Su said, "What suggestion?" The

  Ninth Prince smiled and said, "I want to compete with my Seventh Brother, and whoever loses will be punished."

  Sure enough, it was true.

  The Seventh Prince said with an ugly face, "I don't agree."

  "Seventh Brother, are you afraid and dare not compete with me?" The Ninth Prince crossed his arms across his chest, with undisguised contempt on his face, "I didn't expect that you, Seventh Brother, are so timid." The

  Seventh Prince ignored the Ninth Prince's provocation, reached out to take the bow and arrow handed over by the eunuch, stood in front of the target, and began to practice.

  Qin Su glanced at the Ninth Prince: "Ninth Prince, it's time for you to practice."

  The Ninth Prince's little plan did not work. He pouted unhappily, and continued to mock the Seventh Prince: "Seventh brother, you are the son of the Queen, but you are so cowardly." The

  Seventh Prince was very angry, but he would never be provoked and fooled into competing with the Ninth Prince in archery. He knew that competing with the Ninth Prince in archery would only bring humiliation.

  Seeing that the Seventh Prince ignored him, the Ninth Prince said nothing, took the bow, and began to practice. The

  Seventh Prince shot three arrows, one arrow missed the target, and two arrows just hit the edge of the target. The Ninth Prince standing next to him shot one arrow into the bull's eye and two arrows into the eighth ring.

  The Ninth Prince glanced at the Seventh Prince and said with a mocking face, "You are useless."

  "Seventh Prince." Qin Su's face was stern and his expression was very serious, "Too bad."

  The Seventh Prince was said in public, his face flushed with shame and anger, "I..."

  "Seventh brother, how can you be the son of the emperor with your condition?"

  Qin Su said to the Seventh Prince sternly, "Seventh Prince, hard work can make up for lack of talent."

  "Hahahahaha..." The Ninth Prince laughed out loud, his laughter full of mockery.

  The Seventh Prince was angry and felt that Qin Su was deliberately embarrassing him, but he didn't dare to say anything, so he could only grit his teeth and say, "I know."

  "Third Prince, Fourth Prince, Fifth Prince, Sixth Prince, Eighth Prince, Tenth Prince, it's your turn."

  "Yes, sir."

  Zhao Yao stood with the Eighth Prince. He asked the Eighth Prince again with concern: "Eighth brother, are you really okay?"

  The Eighth Prince smiled at Zhao Yao soothingly: "I can do it." After that, he drew his bow and shot an arrow. With a thump, the arrow accurately hit the bull's eye. "Can you rest assured now?"

  Zhao Yao gave the eighth prince a thumbs up: "Great." After saying that, he also shot an arrow and hit the bull's eye.

  In terms of studying, Zhao Yao was very stupid, but in terms of riding and shooting, he did not pretend to be stupid. As a prince, he cannot be stupid in every aspect, otherwise such a prince will be looked down upon. The emperor attached great importance to the princes' riding and shooting skills, and Zhao Yao decided to perform a little better in riding and shooting.

  His riding and shooting skills were not the best among all the princes. If he was the best one, it would be too conspicuous and too eye-catching, which was not what he wanted. Although not the best, he could also be ranked in the top three.

  Zhao Yao's riding and shooting skills were worse than the ninth and eighth princes, but better than the other princes.   

  Qin Su corrected the postures of the princes one by one. The prince who had been corrected by him hit the target with his arrow.

  The seventh prince was able to hit the target under Qin Su's guidance, but when it was his turn, he could barely miss the target.

  The Ninth Prince deliberately humiliated the Seventh Prince and shot his arrow into the Seventh Prince's bullseye. The Seventh Prince was so angry that he wanted to shoot him with an arrow.

  Just when Zhao Yao and the others were practicing archery seriously, the prince suddenly appeared in the martial arts field. He came to care for his brothers.

  Qin Su had a straight face and no expression towards the other princes, but he was kind to the prince. This was the most unacceptable thing for the seventh prince.

  The prince first asked about Qin Su's situation with concern. Qin Su's lame foot would hurt when it rains.

  Qin Su was flattered by the prince's concern and quickly expressed that he was fine.

  The prince then asked with concern about his brothers' riding and shooting lessons. Qin Su answered truthfully.

  Knowing that the seventh prince's riding and archery skills were not good, the prince first comforted the seventh prince, and then taught the seventh prince how to archery step by step.

  The prince looked delicate and frail, and looked like he would fall down if the wind blew. It was easy for people to misunderstand that he had no strength and could not be good at riding and shooting. On the contrary, his riding and shooting skills are pretty good, but certainly not as good as Dai Wang.

  Among the princes, only the prince and the acting king were taught riding and archery by the emperor himself.

  When the prince was a child, the emperor had not yet ascended the throne. Whenever the emperor was free, he would personally teach the prince. It can be said that the prince's riding and shooting skills were taught step by step by the emperor.

  The seventh prince didn't want to be taught by the prince, but he had to accept it.

  "Brother Prince, Brother Seven does not dare to compete with me. How about you compete with me instead of Brother Seven?" The Ninth Prince felt that his riding and shooting skills were better than those of the Prince, and wanted to take the opportunity to embarrass the Prince. "By the way, let us as younger brothers see the archery skills of the prince's brother."

  The prince didn't like the acting king, nor did he like the ninth prince very much, because the two brothers were too arrogant.

  "Ninth brother, do you want to try archery with Gu?"

  "Yes, I don't know if the prince brother dares."

  Qin Su was very dissatisfied with the ninth prince's attitude and tone towards the prince, and said in a deep voice: "Ninth prince, pay attention to your Tone and attitude."

  The prince waved his hands and smiled gently: "It doesn't matter." He looked at the Ninth Prince, "Ninth Prince, if you lose, don't cry."

  The Ninth Prince raised his chin with an arrogant look. Said: "I won't cry, and I won't lose." The reason why the Ninth Prince is so confident is because his riding and archery was taught by the King.

  "Then I will play with you."

  Qin Su respectfully handed the bow and arrow to the prince, "Your Highness, please use it."

  The prince smiled slightly, then took out three arrows and put them on the string. In an instant, three arrows pierced the air and hit the bullseye sharply.

  When the Ninth Prince saw this scene, his eyes widened in shock, his mouth opened wide, as if he had seen a ghost, and he said in disbelief: "How is it possible?"

  Zhao Yao was not surprised at all by this scene. The prince's brother is his father's first son. When he was a child, his father must have taught him many things, including riding and shooting.

  Ninth Brother thought that the Prince's brother was not good at riding and archery, and wanted to humiliate the Prince's brother through archery. He was really naive.

  The prince smiled and said, "I haven't done archery for a long time, so I am a little rusty."

  Qin Su said, "Your Highness is too modest." As he said that, he raised the corner of his mouth and chuckled, "Your Highness, your archery skills were taught by the Emperor himself."

  When the prince heard what Qin Su said, he suddenly remembered what happened when he was a child, and a nostalgic smile appeared on his face: "Yes, when Gu was four years old, his father began to teach him archery."

  When he was a child, his father still liked him . Yes, I personally taught him to read, teach him archery, and teach him how to ride a horse. Later, as his father became busier and busier, he no longer taught him.

  Although King Dai was taught by his father when he was a child, his father did not teach him many times compared to him.

  When he was a child, the acting king was not as good as him, but now the acting king... When the prince thought of this, his face turned cold.

  (End of chapter)